Race information & Route | The Coastal Challenge 2019

LOCATION

The course is set along Costa Rica’s tropical Pacific coastline but weaves at times into the Talamancas, a coastal mountain range in the Southwest corner of the country. You’ll finish near the border of Panama in a serene fishing village that until recently was only accessible by boat.

Terrain: jungle and rainforest trails, mountain trail and single track across ridge lines, highlands and coastal ranges; beaches, rocky outcroppings and reefs, river and estuary crossings, and ends in Corcovado National Park, one of the premier rainforest experiences in the world as well as a Unesco World Heritage site. Much, much more. It really defies description!

TCC 2018 Overview

February, 8 & 9

International participants Arrival.

February, 9: Official Registration

Official registration & poolside reception for competitors in San José.

February, 10: Stage 1

“From Plantations to the hidden valley”

Distance: 32km

Total Ascent: 917m

February, 11: Stage 2

“Taste of the rainforest”

Distance: 38km

Total Ascent: 1811m

February, 12: Stage 3

“Feel the coastal acid”

Distance: 44,6km

Total Ascent: 1788m

February, 13: Stage 4

“Revenge of the borucas”

Distance: 35km

Total Ascent: 2054m

February, 14: Stage 5

“Mist and Mangroves”

Distance: 52km

Total Ascent: 1822m

February, 15: Stage 6

“Corcovado Victory Loop”

Distance: 23km

Total Ascent: 584m

We spend the day there on the beach. The awards ceremony and closing party will also take place here in Drakes Bay, a quiet fishing village just miles from the Border of Panama. We will depart for San Jose the following morning.

February, 16: back to San José

Transport back to The Best Western in San Jose. It’s about a 5 hour trip (1hr boat ride and 3-4hr bus). 0700 boat ride to Sierpe where the bus awaits racers for the trip back into town.